# vale
## English
### Etymology 1

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: vāl, IPA: /veɪl/, [veɪɫ]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪl
* Homophones: veil, vail, Vail

#### Noun

vale (plural vales)
* (chiefly poetic) A valley.
    Synonyms: dale; see also Thesaurus:valley
    Antonym: hill
** 1767, Walter Harte, “The Vision of Death”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume 16, published 1810, page 370:In those fair vales, by nature form'd to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease,
** 1832, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art:"Make me a cottage in the vale," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.
** a. 1854, James Montgomery, “Hymn 214”, in The Issues of Life and Death:Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,

##### Derived terms

* Aigburth Vale
* Arnos Vale
* Ashton Vale
* Ash Vale
* Aylesbury Vale
* Barkestone-le-Vale
* Birch Vale
* Blackmore Vale
* Castle Vale
* Clara Vale
* Cliffe Vale
* Ebbw Vale
* Furness Vale
* Maida Vale
* Merthyr Vale
* Miltonvale
* Moss Vale
* Ogmore Vale
* Stanford in the Vale
* Staunton in the Vale
* Streatham Vale
* Trent Vale
* Vale of Evesham
* Vale of Glamorgan
* Vale of Grwyney
* Vale of Health
* Vale of Neath
* Vale of Pewsey
* vale of tears
* Vale of Tempe
* Vale of White Horse
* Vale of York
* West Vale

##### Related terms

* valley

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”).

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: väʹlā, IPA: /ˈvɑːleɪ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Interjection

vale
* (usually seen in obituaries) Farewell.
    Vale, Sarah Smith

##### Related terms

* valediction
* valiant

### Anagrams

* Leva, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, veal, vela

## Aromanian
### Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvale]

### Noun

vale f (definite articulation valea)
* Alternative form of vali

## Czech
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin valeo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvalɛ]
* Rhymes: -alɛ

### Interjection

vale
* (archaic, informal) farewell, good bye
    Synonyms: sbohem, see also ahoj

#### Related terms

* ambivalence
* ambivalentní
* bivalentní
* devalvace
* devalvovat
* ekvivalence
* ekvivalent
* ekvivalentní
* evaluace
* evaluovat
* invalida
* invalidita
* invalidní
* kovalence
* kovalentní
* prevalence
* prevalentní
* revalorizace
* revalorizovat
* revalvace
* revalvovat
* valedikce
* valence
* valentní
* validace
* validita
* validní
* validovat
* valorizace
* valorizovat
* valuace
* valut

### Further reading

* “vale”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “vale”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

vale
* inflection of vaal:
** masculine/feminine singular attributive
** definite neuter singular attributive
** plural attributive

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognate to Finnish valhe and Votic valõ. Possibly a derivation from valama, where the word originally might have meant "sausage poured into an intestine", which was then used idiomatically with the meaning of "lie".

### Adjective

vale (genitive vale, partitive valet, comparative valem, superlative kõige valem)
* false

### Noun

vale (genitive vale, partitive valet)
* lie

#### Declension
## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

### Noun

vale
* house
* building

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* valhe

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognate to Estonian vale. Perhaps equivalent to vala +‎ -e.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑleˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑle
* Hyphenation: va‧le

### Noun

vale
* (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of valhe (“lie; untruth; fabrication”)

#### Usage notes

Commonly used in compounds: see vale-.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
valeeni
valeeni
accusative
nom.
valeeni
valeeni
gen.
valeeni
genitive
valeeni
valeideni valeitteni
partitive
valettani
valeitani
inessive
valeessani
valeissani
elative
valeestani
valeistani
illative
valeeseeni
valeisiini valeihini
adessive
valeellani
valeillani
ablative
valeeltani
valeiltani
allative
valeelleni
valeilleni
essive
valeenani
valeinani
translative
valeekseni
valeikseni
abessive
valeettani
valeittani
instructive
comitative
—valeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
valeesi
valeesi
accusative
nom.
valeesi
valeesi
gen.
valeesi
genitive
valeesi
valeidesi valeittesi
partitive
valettasi
valeitasi
inessive
valeessasi
valeissasi
elative
valeestasi
valeistasi
illative
valeeseesi
valeisiisi valeihisi
adessive
valeellasi
valeillasi
ablative
valeeltasi
valeiltasi
allative
valeellesi
valeillesi
essive
valeenasi
valeinasi
translative
valeeksesi
valeiksesi
abessive
valeettasi
valeittasi
instructive
comitative
—valeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
valeemme
valeemme
accusative
nom.
valeemme
valeemme
gen.
valeemme
genitive
valeemme
valeidemme valeittemme
partitive
valettamme
valeitamme
inessive
valeessamme
valeissamme
elative
valeestamme
valeistamme
illative
valeeseemme
valeisiimme valeihimme
adessive
valeellamme
valeillamme
ablative
valeeltamme
valeiltamme
allative
valeellemme
valeillemme
essive
valeenamme
valeinamme
translative
valeeksemme
valeiksemme
abessive
valeettamme
valeittamme
instructive
comitative
—valeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
valeenne
valeenne
accusative
nom.
valeenne
valeenne
gen.
valeenne
genitive
valeenne
valeidenne valeittenne
partitive
valettanne
valeitanne
inessive
valeessanne
valeissanne
elative
valeestanne
valeistanne
illative
valeeseenne
valeisiinne valeihinne
adessive
valeellanne
valeillanne
ablative
valeeltanne
valeiltanne
allative
valeellenne
valeillenne
essive
valeenanne
valeinanne
translative
valeeksenne
valeiksenne
abessive
valeettanne
valeittanne
instructive
comitative
—valeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
valeensa
valeensa
accusative
nom.
valeensa
valeensa
gen.
valeensa
genitive
valeensa
valeidensa valeittensa
partitive
valettaan valettansa
valeitaan valeitansa
inessive
valeessaan valeessansa
valeissaan valeissansa
elative
valeestaan valeestansa
valeistaan valeistansa
illative
valeeseensa
valeisiinsa valeihinsa
adessive
valeellaan valeellansa
valeillaan valeillansa
ablative
valeeltaan valeeltansa
valeiltaan valeiltansa
allative
valeelleen valeellensa
valeilleen valeillensa
essive
valeenaan valeenansa
valeinaan valeinansa
translative
valeekseen valeeksensa
valeikseen valeiksensa
abessive
valeettaan valeettansa
valeittaan valeittansa
instructive
comitative
—valeineen valeinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (untruth): palturi, soopa, valhe, epätotuus

#### Derived terms

* valehdella
* emävale
* kalavale
* valeakaasia
* valeavioliitto
* valekarettikilpikonna
* valeoppi
* valepeltoetana
* valepukki
* valesota
* valesuorotta
* valevahvero
* valevesirotta

#### Related terms

* valheellinen

### Further reading

* “vale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

### Anagrams

* alve

## Galician
### Verb

vale
* inflection of valer:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* inflection of valar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French avaler (“to swallow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vale/

### Noun

vale
* to swallow

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognates include Finnish vale and Estonian vale.
Perhaps from vallaa (“to lie”) +‎ -e, if the verb is not a back-formation from the noun instead.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋɑle/, [ˈʋɑɫe̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋɑle/, [ˈʋɑɫe̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑle
* Hyphenation: va‧le

### Noun

vale
* lie, untruth

#### Derived terms

* valehella

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 634

## Italian
### Verb

vale
* third-person singular present indicative of valere

### Anagrams

* lave, leva, vela

## Latin
### Etymology

From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯a.leː/, [ˈu̯äɫ̪eː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈva.le/, [ˈväːle]

### Interjection

valē
* Goodbye, farewell.
** a. 54 BC, Catullus, Catullus 101
    ave atque vale
       Hail and farewell

#### Usage notes

* This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valēte is used.

#### Descendants

* → English: vale

### Verb

valē
* second-person singular present active imperative of valeō

#### Synonyms

* ad Deum

### References

* “vale”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “vale”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* vale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* vale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French val, from Latin vallis. Compare valey.

#### Alternative forms

* vaile, vayle, wale

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaːl(ə)/

#### Noun

vale (plural vales)
* valley (depression between hills)
* battlefield (place of battle)
* (figuratively) (A place of) hardship.
* (rare) An indentation or depression.

##### Derived terms

* valen
* avalen

##### Descendants

* English: vale
* Scots: vale

##### References

* “vāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vale
* Alternative form of valen

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.li/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.li/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.le/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈva.lɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈva.lɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈba.lɨ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ali, (Portugal) -alɨ, (Portugal, with apocope) -al
* Homophones: bale (Northern Portugal), val (Portugal)
* Hyphenation: va‧le

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vale, val, from Latin vallis (“valley”).

#### Alternative forms

* val

#### Noun

vale m (plural vales)
* valley

##### Related terms

* Valongo
* Valouro
* Valpaços

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from valer (“to be worth”).

#### Noun

vale m (plural vales)
* voucher, coupon
    Synonyms: (Brazil) cupom, (Portugal) cupão

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

vale
* inflection of valer:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Aromanian vali / vale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvale]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vale f (plural văi)
* valley

#### Related terms

* vâlcea

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbale/ [ˈba.le]
* Rhymes: -ale
* Syllabification: va‧le

### Etymology 1

A nominalisation of vale, third person singular active indicative of valer (“to be worth”).

#### Noun

vale m (plural vales)
* a voucher; an IOU
    vale de comida ― meal ticket

### Etymology 2

See valer.

#### Interjection

vale
* (Spain) okay
    Synonyms: dale, sale, okey

##### Usage notes

* In Mexico, the complete expression sale y vale is also used to mean "OK".

#### Verb

vale
* inflection of valer:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin valē (“be well, goodbye”).

#### Interjection

vale
* goodbye, be well

### Further reading

* “vale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

vale ?
* Fix sea mark on land (Historical use in West Sweden)

#### See also

* tvi vale

### Anagrams

* elva, lave, leva, vela

## Yola
### Verb

vale
* Alternative form of vall
** 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:Vale a danceen.Set at dancing.

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74